Чарльстон грязные птицы
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| Лига | Атлантическая лига профессионального бейсбола (Южный дивизион) | ||||
| Расположение | Чарльстон, Западная Вирджиния | ||||
| Стадион | Gomart Ballpark (2005 - Present) | ||||
| Основан | 1987 | ||||
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| Former league(s) | South Atlantic League (1987–2020) | ||||
| Former ballparks | Watt Powell Park (1987–2004) | ||||
| Colors | Black, blue, orange, yellow, gray | ||||
| Ownership | Andy Shea | ||||
| Management | Chuck Domino | ||||
| Manager | P. J. Phillips[1] | ||||
| General Manager | Ben Blum[2] | ||||
| Website | dirtybirdsbaseball | ||||
Чарльстонские грязные птицы - американская профессиональная бейсбольная команда, базирующаяся в Чарльстоне, Западная Вирджиния . Они являются членом Южной подразделения Атлантической лиги профессионального бейсбола , партнерской лиги Бейсбола высшей лиги . [ 3 ] Грязные птицы сыграли свои домашние игры на Ballpark Gomart с 2005 года.
История команды
[ редактировать ]До текущей эры (1910–1983))
[ редактировать ]История профессионального бейсбола в Чарльстоне датируется 1910 году и командой, известной как государственные деятели Чарльстона из долгожданной лиги долины Вирджинии. В 1911 году государственные деятели переехали в Государственную лигу Маунтин класса D, а затем сложились после этого года. Новая команда, сенаторы Чарльстона, были сформированы в 1914 году и продержались три сезона в Лиге штата класс D Огайо. В 1931 году новая команда сенаторов присоединилась к классу C Mid-Atlantic League в качестве филиала Cincinnati Reds . Эта команда длилась до 1943 года . В 1949 году сенаторы были реформированы как член класса А. Центральной лиги В 1952 году городу была предоставлена франшиза в Triple-A Американской ассоциации . Сначала эта команда была связана с Чикаго Уайт Сокс , затем Детройт Тигры , и, наконец, сенаторами Вашингтона . В 1958 году сенаторы Чарльстона выиграли чемпионат Американской ассоциации. Франшиза прекратила деятельность после сезона 1960 года .
In 1961, the city had no team, but the Triple-A International League San Juan Marlins, affiliated with the St. Louis Cardinals, moved to the city but on May 19 the team was deemed not financially viable. In 1962, the Charleston Indians, affiliated with the Cleveland Indians, moved to the city in the Class-A Eastern League, and in 1963 that league was elevated to Double-A. The team folded after the 1964 season.
Baseball returned to the city in 1971 with the Charleston Charlies of the Triple-A International League. The Charlies played in the International League from 1971 to 1983. The team had previously been the Columbus Jets. The Charlies were affiliated with the Pittsburgh Pirates, Houston Astros, Texas Rangers, and finally the Cleveland Indians. The team won the International League championship in 1973 and 1977. The Charlies left for Maine following the 1983 season, and, after relocating to Moosic, Pennsylvania in 1989, the team is now known as the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders.
Today, the Dirty Birds sell nostalgic "throwback" merchandise from the Pittsburgh-affiliated era of the Charlies, which is generally considered the pinnacle of baseball in the city.
Revival era (1987–2020)
[edit]In 1987, the city resumed minor league baseball after a three-year absence. The new team was first called the Charleston Wheelers, so named for the city's history of stern- and side-wheeled boats. The Wheelers began as a co-op team, with players from several Major League Baseball franchises including the Los Angeles Dodgers, Detroit Tigers, Chicago White Sox, Chicago Cubs, Philadelphia Phillies, and Atlanta Braves.
In 1988, the franchise became the Chicago Cubs' third full-season Class A franchise (the other two being Peoria in the Midwest League and Winston-Salem in the Carolina League). The only two players on that 1988 squad to reach the Major Leagues were SS Alex Arias and C Matt Walbeck.
The Wheelers won the Class A South Atlantic League championship in 1990, the only league title for the franchise. By that point, they had changed affiliation to the Cincinnati Reds. SAL Northern Division championships followed in 1991 and 1992, with the Wheelers losing the championship series both years.
In late 1993, the Wheelers were purchased from then-owner Dennis Bastien by a conglomerate of local owners led by Charleston businessman Michael Paterno. The team changed its name to the Charleston Alley Cats in 1995 and switched colors from blue and green to red and black. The team was purchased in 2001 by Tom Dickson and Sherrie Myers. In 1998, the team changed affiliation to the Kansas City Royals, again in 2000 to the Toronto Blue Jays, to the Milwaukee Brewers after the 2004 season, joined the Pirates in 2009, and finally the Seattle Mariners in 2018. Prior to the 2005 season, they adopted the West Virginia Power name. To quote the team's announcement following their decision to change the team name:
West Virginia is and will continue to be recognized as one of the leading energy providers for the country. The energy production from coal, natural gas, and hydro-electric sources, combined with the fact that Charleston serves as the center for the state's political and economic powers led us to the name of the team. We felt it was extremely important that the name reflect the entire region and are excited about the tremendous marketing opportunities that will go along with the name.
The Power won the 2007 SAL Northern Division title, but lost in the league championship series to the Columbus Catfish in three straight games.
2021 and beyond
[edit]In conjunction with Major League Baseball's reorganization of the minors after the 2020 season, the Mariners opted to discontinue their affiliation with West Virginia, leaving them in need of a new affiliate for 2021.[5] It was later confirmed that the Power would be dropped from affiliated baseball, with the team stating its intent to continue playing for 2021 and beyond in another league.[6]
On February 24, 2021, the team announced that it had been sold to a new ownership group led by Andy Shea, also owner of the Power's former South Atlantic League rivals the Lexington Legends. The Power joined the Legends in the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball, an independent MLB Partner league, for the 2021 season and beyond.[7][8]
On September 28, 2021, the team officially changed their name to the Charleston Dirty Birds, a reference to the canary in a coal mine.[3] Charleston won the second-half Southern Division championship, but fell short in the playoffs, losing to the eventual league champion Lexington Legends in the decisive third game of their playoff series.
Roster
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Season-by-season records
[edit]| Charleston Wheelers (South Atlantic League) | |||||||||
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| Year | Regular Season | Post-season | |||||||
| Record | Win % | Finish* | Record | Win % | Result | MLB | |||
| 1987 | 66–73 | .475 | 7th | — | — | — | co-op | ||
| 1988 | 51–86 | .372 | 11th | — | — | — | Cubs | ||
| 1989 | 58–76 | .433 | 10th | — | — | — | Cubs | ||
| 1990 | 77–66 | .538 | 5th | 5–0 | 1.000 | Won North Division Championship vs Fayetteville Generals, 2–0 Won SAL Championship vs Savannah Cardinals, 3–0 |
Reds | ||
| 1991 | 92–50 | .648 | 1st | 0–3 | .000 | Lost SAL Championship vs Columbia Mets, 0–3 | Reds | ||
| 1992 | 77–64 | .546 | 2nd | 2–3 | .400 | Won North Division Championship vs Spartanburg Phillies, 2–0 Lost SAL Championship vs Myrtle Beach Hurricanes, 0–3 |
Reds | ||
| 1993 | 76–64 | .543 | 4th | — | — | — | Reds | ||
| 1994 | 65–75 | .464 | 8th | — | — | — | Reds | ||
| Sub-Totals | 562–554 | .504 | — | 7–6 | .636 | 1 SAL Championships | |||
| Charleston AlleyCats (South Atlantic League) | |||||||||
| Year | Regular Season | Post-season | |||||||
| Record | Win % | Finish* | Record | Win % | Result | MLB | |||
| 1995 | 77–65 | .542 | 6th | — | — | — | Reds | ||
| 1996 | 58–84 | .408 | 12th | — | — | — | Reds | ||
| 1997 | 76–62 | .551 | 2nd | 3–2 | .600 | Won Quarterfinal vs Cape Fear Crocs, 2–0 Lost Semifinal vs Delmarva Shorebirds, 1–2 |
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| 1998 | 44–96 | .314 | 14th | — | — | — | Reds | ||
| 1999 | 61–80 | .433 | 13th | — | — | — | Royals | ||
| 2000 | 53–80 | .398 | 14th | — | — | — | Royals | ||
| 2001 | 51–87 | .370 | 16th | — | — | — | Blue Jays | ||
| 2002 | 61–79 | .436 | 15th | — | — | — | Blue Jays | ||
| 2003 | 57–76 | .429 | 12th | — | — | — | Blue Jays | ||
| 2004 | 84–56 | .600 | 3rd | 0–2 | .000 | Lost North Division Championship vs Capital City Bombers, 0–2 | Blue Jays | ||
| Sub-Totals | 622–765 | .448 | — | 3–4 | .429 | 0 SAL Championships | |||
| West Virginia Power (South Atlantic League) | |||||||||
| Year | Regular Season | Post-season | |||||||
| Record | Win % | Finish* | Record | Win % | Result | ||||
| 2005 | 60–78 | .435 | 6th | — | — | — | Brewers | ||
| 2006 | 74–62 | .544 | 3rd | — | — | — | Brewers | ||
| 2007 | 82–54 | .603 | 3rd | 2–4 | .333 | Won Northern Division Championship vs Hickory Crawdads, 2–1 Lost SAL Championship vs Columbus Catfish, 0–3 |
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| 2008 | 77–62 | .554 | 6th | 3–3 | .500 | Won Northern Division Championship vs Lake County Captains, 3–0 Lost SAL Championship vs Augusta GreenJackets, 0–3 |
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| 2009 | 67–70 | .489 | 4th | — | — | — | Pirates | ||
| 2010 | 65–74 | .468 | 10th | — | — | — | Pirates | ||
| 2011 | 69–69 | .500 | 8th | — | — | — | Pirates | ||
| 2012 | 61–79 | .436 | 13th | — | — | — | Pirates | ||
| 2013 | 82–58 | .586 | 2nd | 1–2 | .333 | Lost Northern Division Championship vs Hagerstown Suns, 1–2 | Pirates | ||
| 2014 | 54–81 | .586 | 2nd | — | — | — | Pirates | ||
| 2015 | 87–52 | .626 | 1st | 1–2 | .333 | Lost Northern Division Championship vs Hickory Crawdads, 1–2 | Pirates | ||
| 2016 | 71–68 | .511 | 5th | — | — | — | Pirates | ||
| 2017 | 69–67 | .507 | 4th | — | — | — | Pirates | ||
| 2018 | 71–62 | .534 | 3rd | Pirates | |||||
| 2019 | 69–70 | .469 | 4th | – | – | - | Mariners | ||
| Sub-Totals | 1055–1006 | .499 | — | 7–11 | .389 | 0 SAL Championships | |||
| Totals | 2,242–2325 | .491 | — | 17–21 | .447 | 1 League Championship | |||
| Note: * Finish denotes their position in the overall league standings. | |||||||||
Independent season-by-season records
[edit]| Charleston Dirty Birds (Atlantic League) | |||||||||
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| Year | Regular Season | Post-season | |||||||
| Record | Win % | Finish | Record | Win % | Result | ||||
| 2021* | 58–62 | .483 | 3rd (South) | 1–2 | .333 | Lost to (LEX) in semi-final | |||
| 2022 | 53–79 | .402 | 5th (South) | — | — | — | |||
| 2023 | 56–70 | .444 | 3rd (South) | — | — | — | |||
| Totals | 167–211 | .442 | — | 1–2 | .333 | — | |||
| Note: * On September 28, 2021, the team officially changed their name to the Charleston Dirty Birds. | |||||||||
Ballparks
[edit]The Alley Cats and their predecessors played in Watt Powell Park in the Kanawha City neighborhood of Charleston. Seating approximately 4,500 fans, Watt Powell Park was bordered by MacCorkle Avenue on the front (north) side, 35th Street on the east, and South Park Road on the west. On the south side of the park, a ridge of hills formed a natural boundary. Fans who would otherwise have had to pay to see the games periodically watched the action from a CSX railroad line hard up against the south wall of the stadium.
The Dirty Birds now play their home games in GoMart Ballpark at the east edge of downtown Charleston, a little more than a mile across the Kanawha River from the former site of Watt Powell Park. Most of the financing for the $25 million stadium came from the state, and the city, although the ownership team put up approximately $5 million. The original cost of the ballpark was supposed to be $20 million but cost overruns put the figure at $25 million. The city's share came mostly from the sale of Watt Powell Park to the nearby University of Charleston, which immediately sold two-thirds of the land to Charleston Area Medical Center, the region's largest hospital. Originally, the new park was to be completed for the 2004 season, but politically induced delays in securing state funds forced construction to be put off for a year. The new park opened in April 2005.
Notable Charleston/West Virginia alumni
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- Jeremy Affeldt
- Ryan Braun
- Lorenzo Cain
- Rodolfo Castro
- Tony Cogan
- Carlos Corporán
- Oneil Cruz
- Robinzon Díaz
- Alcides Escobar
- Yovani Gallardo
- Mat Gamel
- Jason Gilfillan
- Jimmy Gobble
- Trevor Hoffman
- Norris Hopper
- Hernán Iribarren
- Jarred Kelenic
- Matt LaPorta
- Jason LaRue
- Starling Marte
- Dave Parker
- Gregory Polanco
- Scott Pose
- Pokey Reese
- Alex Ríos
- Julio Rodríguez
- Ángel Salomé
- Jameson Taillon
- Joe Thatcher
- Mike Tonis
- Dan Wilson
SAL records
[edit]- Six Power home runs in one inning versus the Lexington Legends (South Atlantic League record)
- Ten home runs in one game versus the Lexington Legends (Seven home runs by Power, also a SAL record)
Ссылки
[ редактировать ]- ^ «PJ Phillips управлять грязными птицами в 2024 году» . Атлантическая лига профессионального бейсбола (пресс -релиз). 13 ноября 2023 года . Получено 29 февраля 2024 года .
- ^ «Бен Блюм назвал генерального директора Dirty Birds» . Чарльстон грязные птицы . 12 сентября 2023 года . Получено 5 января 2024 года .
- ^ Подпрыгнуть до: а беременный Скала, Ник (28 сентября 2021 г.). «Бейсбольная команда Чарльстона переименована в грязных птиц» . Чарльстон Газет-Жиль . Получено 29 сентября 2021 года .
- ^ «История логотипов Вест Вирджинии» . SportsLogos.net . Получено 24 августа 2022 года .
- ^ Купер, JJ (19 ноября 2020 г.). "2021 г. Диаграмма принадлежности Малой лиги" . Бейсбол Америка . Получено 20 ноября 2020 года .
- ^ Скала, Ник (9 декабря 2020 года). «Сила Западной Вирджинии среди 11 команд низшей лиги не приглашена на сезон 2021 года» . Архивировано из оригинала 26 января 2021 года.
- ^ «Атлантическая лига приветствует власть Западной Вирджинии» . AtlanticLeague.com . 24 февраля 2021 года . Получено 24 февраля 2021 года .
- ^ «Power объявляет о новой лиге, владельцу на 2021 год» . 24 февраля 2021 года. Архивировано из оригинала 25 февраля 2021 года . Получено 24 февраля 2021 года .
Внешние ссылки
[ редактировать ]Спортивные команды, базирующиеся в Западной Вирджинии |
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- Атлантическая лига профессиональных бейсбольных команд
- Бейсбольные команды созданы в 1987 году
- Несуществующие команды Южной Атлантической лиги
- Спорт в Чарльстоне, Западная Вирджиния
- Профессиональные бейсбольные команды в Западной Вирджинии
- Филиалы малой лиги Сиэтла Моряки
- Питтсбургские филиалы малой лиги Питтсбурга
- Аффилированные лица малой лиги Milwaukee Brewers
- Филиалы малой лиги Торонто Блю Джейс
- Филиалы малой лиги Канзас -Сити Роялс
- Аффилированные лица Цинциннати Редс
- Чикагские филиалы младшей лиги Cubs